hello friends, O Nacional day of black consciousness is celebrated in November 20th, the day that was attributed to the death of Zumbi dos Palmares, an important black man who fought against slavery, and to work this day with students from the initial grades we selected a Black Awareness Class Plan for Elementary School.
See Also: Black Consciousness Lesson Plan for High School.
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Ethics, the right to equality and difference: Celebrating Black Consciousness Day at school.
Themes of the Plan: Solidarity, Mutual Respect, Dialogue, Justice
1. Learn to respect and value Afro-Brazilian culture.
2. Recognize the importance of African culture and people in the formation of national culture and identity.
3. Respect the rights to equality and difference between people.
4. Know the history of the Black Consciousness Day and know who was and the importance of the character Zumbi dos Palmares.
5. Create spaces for the expression of Afro-Brazilian culture at school: dances – capoeira, hip hop, samba -, gastronomy, religions, handicrafts and others.
Also check: African Play for Black Consciousness Day.
Three 50-minute lessons.
It is a facilitator for the development of the class that students know the concept of ethics and that they have the basics of reading, interpreting, writing and computing.
According to Law No. 10639, sanctioned in January 2003, in elementary education establishments and secondary, official and private, it is mandatory to teach History and Culture Afro-Brazilian. The syllabus should include the study of African and African History, the struggle of black people in Brazil, black Brazilian culture and the black in the formation of national society, rescuing the contribution of black people in the social, economic and political areas, relevant to the history of Brazil.
Contents related to Afro-Brazilian History and Culture should be taught within the scope of the entire school curriculum. However, even after the law was passed, it has been ignored by several educational institutions. Therefore, the proposal of this class is an opportunity for the development of an interdisciplinary project at school on the subject, once that African culture encompasses varied and important aspects that can be worked on by teachers from different areas of the knowledge, such as: Portuguese Language, History, Geography, Science, Philosophy, Art Education, Mathematics, Physical Education, among others.
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Start the class by giving each student a copy of the text “Do you know Africa?”, to be read and discussed by the class.
After reading, ask students to comment on the information they find interesting and to highlight the commonalities between African and Brazilian culture.
Then, in order to broaden the discussion on the influence of African peoples in the formation of Brazilian culture and identity, propose to students a dialogued reading of the information contained in the video "Influence of African culture in Brazil", available at the following link:
Continuing, comment to the students: As we have seen, African culture is rich and diverse, exerting a great influence in several countries, including Brazil. Thus, we need to break the barrier of prejudice in relation to the African continent, learning to recognizing and valuing the importance of African culture and people in the formation of culture and identity national. So, show students another video that deals precisely with the "Valuing Afro-Brazilian Culture" (Part 1),
After the presentation of the video, the teacher will be able to complement it with the following curiosities: The original words African cultures were introduced in various cultural areas, often keeping the original meaning, but changing the spelling. Examples of some of them that are used in our daily lives: samba, swearing, muamba, thong, swimwear, jiló, candomblé, umbanda, berimbau, henchman, youngest, toothless, mangar, cachaça, pipe, cornmeal, cuíca, mocotó, agogô, dengoso, slave, maidservant; compound words: lenga-lenga; composed of a Bantu word and a Portuguese word: Judas backwater, pemba powder, coastal slime.
In order to enrich the reflection, comment to the students that, despite the fact that African culture is very rich, there are still serious problems related to social inequalities and the non-guarantee of human rights in the practice. As a way of exemplifying this fact, report on the Batwa, a significant minority in Central Africa, who have been subjugated for centuries by the more populous ethnic groups. In Burundi, the poorest country on the African continent, Batwa children are often not registered and therefore do not have legal rights or access to basic social services. To better understand this situation, invite students to watch the video “Batwa people claim rights and equality in Burundi”by accessing the link http://unicrio.org.br/povo-batwa-reivindica-direitos-e-igualdade-no-burundi/ .
Soon after, to complement the discussion, present the video "Africa - Inequalities", which shows the riches and inequalities of Africa.
The teacher can also problematize with questions such as: Have the rights to equality and difference been respected in relation to the Batwa people? Are the rights to education, housing, health, food being respected in Burundi and other African countries? And do the Brazilian people demonstrate respectful attitudes towards Afro-Brazilians? Can differences between peoples lead to discrimination? How can this happen? On the other hand, can differences enrich relationships between people? Like? Give examples.
Teacher, you can read about “The right to be different”.
After the discussion, ask students, in groups, to make posters representing the two sides of the African continent: its riches and its inequalities. They can illustrate with images from magazines, photos, drawings, among others. These posters can be displayed on the school boards.
Start this moment by asking students if they know the date on which Black Consciousness Day is celebrated and why it is celebrated on this day.
After listening to the opinions of the students, in order to learn about the History of the Day of Black Consciousness and know who it was and the importance of the Zumbi dos Palmares character, distribute a copy of part of the text “History of the National Day of Black Consciousness”, to be read and debated by the whole class, with the mediation of the teacher History.
The date of November 20th was established by bill number 10.639, on January 9th, 2003, for the commemoration of Black Consciousness Day. This date was chosen because on this day, in the year 1695, Zumbi, leader of Quilombo dos Palmares, died.
The tribute to Zumbi was more than fair, as this historical character represented the struggle of black people against slavery in the period of Colonial Brazil. He died in combat, defending his people and his community. The quilombos represented a resistance to the slave system and also a collective way of maintaining African culture here in Brazil. Zumbi fought to the death for this culture and for the freedom of its people.
The creation of this date was important, as it serves as a moment of awareness and reflection on the importance of African culture and people in the formation of national culture. African blacks have collaborated a lot, throughout our history, in the political, social, gastronomic and religious aspects of our country. It is a day that we should celebrate in schools, cultural spaces and elsewhere, valuing Afro-Brazilian culture.
Continuing, to enrich the discussion, show the videos available on the links below:
At the end of the presentation of the videos, make room for the students to ask questions and comment on information related to the Black Awareness Day and the warrior leader Zumbi dos Palmares.
Finally, students organized in pairs should produce a text on the importance of commemorating the National Day of Black Consciousness and the character Zumbi dos Palmares, illustrating it. Some texts may be chosen by the class to be published in the school's newsletter.
Students and teachers should propose to the school board the commemoration of the National Day of Black Consciousness, as the culmination of the project on the theme developed in the classroom. This proposal will involve creating spaces for the expression of Afro-Brazilian culture such as: dances – capoeira, hip hop, samba -; gastronomy; religions; handicrafts; clothes; games and games; African tales, stories and legends; musical instruments, among others. Students can be divided into groups, each group being responsible for creating and organizing one of these spaces.
The Africa we've never seen or that no one shows us
The assessment should be continuous, procedural and diagnostic throughout the course of the class: monitor and evaluate students at different stages of the learning process, understand the strategies used by them in construction of knowledge and organize forms of intervention that are adequate to the real needs of students and that enable advances cognitive.
Student self-assessment (oral or written): Individual and group participation in the moments of the class proposed by the teacher.
Teacher evaluation of students: Respect for speaking and listening moments and the opinions of colleagues. Involvement and participation of students in activitiesproposals. Assess whether students were able to respect and value Afro-Brazilian culture; recognize the importance of African culture and people in the formation of national culture and identity; respect the rights to equality and difference between people; get to know the History of Black Consciousness Day and the importance of the Zumbi dos Palmares character; create and organize spaces for the expression of Afro-Brazilian culture at school; conduct research; produce texts/syntheses; creatively making posters and other materials; actively and responsibly participate in the celebration of Black Consciousness Day at school.
Always thinking of making it easier for you, Education and Transformation readers, we decided to make the “Black Consciousness Class Plan for Elementary School" shown above in PDF. To access the material for free is very simple, check the following link and download it:
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